American Red CrossCanoeing. 6th pr.Doubleday, 1974, American Red Cross. Canoeing : Prepared by the American National Red Cross.Garden City, NY: Doubleday, September 1974. Sixth Printing. Pp 445. 8vo, p rinted card covers. Cassell 033, Morris & Howland p.113, Toy 2399. "An outstanding book on canoeing in open canoes." - Toy. A remarkable canoeing miscellany originally published in 1956. Traces the development of the type from coracles and bark canoes to the nearly indestructible aluminum models of today, conveys basic seamanship for both still- and white water, outlines maintenance and repair, and throws a few voyageur songs in for good measure.Vg. 15.00

ASHLEY, B. Freeman.Tan Pile Jim, or A Yankee Waif Among the Bluenoses.Laird & Lee, Publishers, Chicago, 1894, ASHLEY, B. Freeman. Tan Pile Jim, or A Yankee Waif Among the Bluenoses. Illustrated. Chicago : Laird & Lee, Publishers, (1894). Pp [1]-259,(1), frontis. Text Illustrations. 8vo, illustrated blue cloth, gilt lettering to frontboard and spine. The sun was just rising over the dark pine woods fringin g the high hills bounding the eastern horizon of Liverpool, a small seaporttown of southeastern Nova Scotia. Although it was the first week of June a nd the morning air was so crisply cold, James Payzant, the Liverpool tanner, ripely advanced in years, went out to inspect his garden, fully expectingto find its young and thrifty sprouts frost-bitten to the death. [...] But this is what the Tanner saw: A boy rising from the tan and opening upon hi m a pair of large, pathetic blue eyes  blue as the morning sky. His face, now that he had risen to a sitting posture, looked pinched and haggard, andhe was shivering all mover from the effects of cold and fright. - from Ch apter One (pp 9 and 11). Includes scenes of canoeing. Front inner hinge starting, contemporary gift inscription (dated Christmas 1894), else a very good, bright copy. 120.00

ASPEN, Jean. HELMERICKSArctic Daughter: A Wilderness Journey. 1st Bergamot printingBergamot Press, Minneapolis, MN, 1988, ISBN:0943127017 ASPEN, Jean. Arctic Daughter: A Wilderness Journey. (Minneapolis, MN) : Bergamot Press, 1988. First Printing. Pp 205. Illustrated with pen & ink drawings. 8vo, white and blue card covers with blue spine. Cassell 077. "Equipped with good motherly advice ("never shoot a moose in the river"), a canoe full of supplies, and a lot of courage, Jean Aspen and her companion paddle up an unknown river in Alaska to build a cabin in the Brooks Range and "live off the land." They stay four years; Arctic Daughter chronicles their first year of near starvation and life in a tent at 40 below zero as they struggle to make a home in a harsh but beautiful land. Jean, daughter of ConnieHemericks, a well-known Alaskan explorer and author, weaves a wonderful ta le of adventure, reflections on the Arctic landscape, and memories of growing up in a household of women adventurers." - cover. Very good. 40.00

BARNES, Eleanor STRATTON, HelenAs the Water Flows : A Record of Adventures in a Canoe on the Rivers and Trout Streams of Southern England. in dj.Grant Richards, London, 1920, BARNES, Eleanor. As the Water Flows : A Record of Adventures in a Canoe on the Rivers and Trout Streams of Southern England . With illustrations by Helen Stratton and many photographs by the author and others. London: Grant Richards, (1920). Pp. [1]-189,(3). Illustrated. Large 8vo, green cloth with dark green lettering to front and spine. Toy 1133, Cassell 108. "Six dream-like sketches of river journeys made with Sabrina in a green Canadian canoeat different times of the year, beginning on the Arun in the unlikely and unkindly month of December [...]." - Toy. Contents: 1. Forgive Us Our Trespasses, 2. The Arun and Its Tributary Rother, 3. The River Mole, 4. Meditations on Wandering down the River Avon with Its Tributaries the Wylie and theNadder, 5. The Thames, 6. The River Stour, Dorsetshire, 7. Harvest; The Ri ver Stour: Kent and Canterbury. Copiously illustrated with photographs taken by the author, and accompanied by numerous watercolour illustrations. With errata slip tipped in. Spine faded, small nick to front hinge, minor soiling near bottom edge of front board, else vg in heavily spine-rubbed, edge-nicked dj. In the scarce and attractive dust jacket. 175.00

BECHDEL, Les, and Slim RAY.River Rescue. Second Edition.Appalachian Mountain Club Books, Boston , 1990, ISBN:0910146764 BECHDEL, Les, and Slim RAY. River Rescue. Second Edition. Boston : Appalachian Mountain Club Books, (1990). Second Printing. Pp [i]-viii,1-238. Illustrated. Index. 8vo, illustrated card covers. "This updated and expanded edition of River Rescue is an indispensable aid for anyone who spends time on the river - instructors, recreational paddlers, outfitters, and rescue professionals. With clear, concise instructions and high-quality drawings and photographs, the authors cover every aspect of whitewater rescue - organization, leadership, equipment, technique, patient care and evacuation - as wellas trip planning, reading the river, and self-rescue. River Rescue is a co mprehensive manual on how to avoid accidents on the river, and what to do when they happen." - from the back cover. Gift inscription, else very good. 10.00

BEHNE, C. Ted, ed. ADNEY, Tappan). WHEATON, James, preface.Travel Journals of Tappan Adney, 1887-1890. First Edition, Paperback.Goose Lane Editions, Fredericton, NB, 2010, ISBN:9780864926289 BEHNE, C. Ted, (ed.). The Travel Journals of Tappan Adney, 1887-1890. Edited by C. Ted Behne. [Preface by James W. Wheaton]. (Fredericton, NB): Goose Lane Editions, (2010). Pp. (6),7-157,(3). Illustrated. 8vo, illustrated redand white card covers. "At the age of 18, Tappan Adney embarked onhis firs t trip to Canada. He had plans to return to New York in the fall, but fate intervened -- he fell under the spell of the New Brunswick wilderness and the Maliseet people. Nothing escaped Adney's attention. He recorded the details of snowshoes and birchbark canoes and the Native names for birds and animals. He chronicled a caribou hunt on snowshoes, decades before woodland caribou became extinct in eastern Canada. In the journals, he recorded his travels from New York to New Brunswick, Quebec, and Nova Scotia. 'The TravelJournals of Tappan Adney, 1887-1890', is the first published version of Ad ney's first two journals. He would write three more before 1896. Retaining the authenticity of Adney's writing, this volume preserves the language of the day and spellings of names and places. It also includes reproductions of Adney's original sketches and a few early photographs." - from rear. Verygood. Due to its small size, shipping charges should be a bit cheaper than quoted. 10.00

BENIDICKSON, JamieIdleness, Water, and a Canoe : Reflections on Paddling for Pleasure. PbkUniversity of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1997, ISBN:0802079105 BENIDICKSON, Jamie. Idleness, Water, and a Canoe: Reflections on Paddling for Pleasure. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, (1997). First Printing. Pp (4),[v]-xii,(2),[3]-299,(3) + 22 ages of illustrations. 8vo, illustratedlight card covers with black spine. Cassell 132. "This look at the canoe a s an aesthetic, historic, social, and economic phenomenon will fascinate anyone interested in wilderness and waterways. The author[...]is an Ottawa professor with an academic's interest in water law, environmental protection,and resource management. He wrote this book out of personal interst, and f or fun." -from the cover. Chapters : 1. Idleness, Water, and a Canoe : Popular Images and Personal Experiences; 2. A Useful Vessel: A Trout, a Moose, and a Canoe; 3. The Healing Pines; 4. God's Country; 5. The Canadian SummerBoy; 6. Women and Wilderness; 7. Rock Dodging and Other Perils; 8. Getting Organized: Clubs and Competitions; 9. What Kinda Boat Ya Got?; 10. The Cra ft and the Craftsman in Tradition; 11. Native Impressions; 12. Destinations; 13. Comfort: Bringing It with You and Finding It There; 14. The Price of Adventure; 15. Consuming Wilderness; 16. The Future of the Voyageur; Conclusion. With notes and index. Vg. 15.00

Contents: Before the Club; The Beginnings of Banook; Natal Day finds a home; World Events Intervene; A Resurgence in the Youth Membership; World Events Intervene, again; A Centre of Dartmouth's Social Life; Preparing to step onto the National Scene; National and International Opportunities; Growing Competition at Home; Rebuilding the Building and the Programs; A Program for the Future. With the following appendices: Club Executive Members, 1903 to 2003; War Canoe Medals; Individual Medal Winners; Cottage Locations (1920s and 30s).

Very good in nicked dj. Signed by and inscribed Billard on the title page. 25.00